80/20 Triathlon
Discover the Breakthrough Elite-Training Formula for Ultimate Fitness and Performance at All Levels
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- 10,99 €
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- 10,99 €
Publisher Description
A breakthrough program for triathletes -- beginner, intermediate, and advanced -- showing how to balance training intensity to maximize performance -- from a fitness expert and elite coach.
Cutting-edge research has proven that triathletes and other endurance athletes experience their greatest performance when they do 80 percent of their training at low intensity and the remaining 20 percent at moderate to high intensity. But the vast majority of recreational triathletes are caught in the so-called "moderate-intensity rut," spending almost half of their time training too hard--harder than the pros. Training harder isn't smarter; it actually results in low-grade chronic fatigue that prevents recreational athletes from getting the best results.
In 80/20 Triathlon, Matt Fitzgerald and David Warden lay out the real-world and scientific evidence, offering concrete tips and strategies, along with complete training plans for every distance--Sprint, Olympic, Half-Ironman, and Ironman--to help athletes implement the 80/20 rule of intensity balance. Benefits include reduced fatigue and injury risk, improved fitness, increased motivation, and better race results.
Customer Reviews
Clear and simple guidelines to train efficiently
This book summarizes what I’ve been looking for since I started with triathlon: simple and clear guidance to an effective triathlon training.
The book starts with interesting and comprehensive explanation of 80/20 rule in training, supported by science and real life examples. This is followed by practical and very useful training plans for all distances and various levels of your fitness.
Until now I’ve tried couple of methods/training plans. For my first Ironman I followed a plan, which wasn’t personalized but prepared for a group of triathletes (of course, each one with different capabilities). I survived, but encountered couple of small injuries. Next plan was more individualised, including periodization & resting, but also this plan was rather lacking of zones - there were just some hints about effort. Finally, I bought a plan for half Ironman and it was quite aligned with 80/20 strategy, but too demanding and quite complex.
After reading this book I decided to start training for next IM based on 80/20 principle. End of May I shall report the outcome ;)